May 1, 2013
Notorious 'Gentleman Groper' may get to keep his law license
A Brooklyn lawyer who turned out to be Manhattan's notorious serial "Gentleman Groper" got a wrist-slap, no-jail sentence today that may let him even keep his law license. Paul Kraft,...
Paris Hilton settles licensing beef with underwear firm
Paris Hilton no longer has her knickers in a knot over a busted licensing deal with an Italian underwear firm. The socialite-turned-fashionista settled her long-running legal battle with Le Bonitas...
Following Martin's lead, Knicks players bring black clothing to Garden for Game 5
Following the lead of Kenyon Martin, several of the Knicks players had black jackets and black slacks hanging in their lockers before tonight’s potential Game 5 closeout game vs. the...
Lawsuit accuses Wyclef Jean's charity of failing to pay a promised $110,000
A tourism company is chasing rapper Wyclef Jean’s scandal-plagued foundation for a $110,000 fee it claims it was promised to train hospitality workers in a Haitian port city in 2011,...
Jerry Jones: Cowboys not interested in Tebow
Tim Tebow won’t usurp Kyle Orton this time.The latest team to say they have no interest in signing Tim Tebow is the Cowboys. Owner/GM Jerry Jones said Dallas was happy...
GAMETRACKER: Astros at Yankees
David Phelps makes his first start of the season as the Yankees try and win the rubber game against the Astros. Phelps, taking injured Ivan Nova's spot in the rotation,...
Kentucky Derby post positions, odds: Orb is favorite
The drawing for the Kentucky Derby was Wednesday evening and Orb was made the morning line favorite at 7-2 after drawing the No. 16 position. Verrazaon is the second choice...
Gig-It pulls out all of the stops for new social media music game, throws massive launch party
#thisaintnofarm That hashtag represents the embodiment of the yet-to-be-released Facebook game Gig-It, which puts fans in control of creating their own online concerts by selecting the artists, songs, attire, special...
Financial woes drove Michael Jackson's doctor to act irresponsibly: lawyers
LOS ANGELES — The doctor convicted of involuntarily killing Michael Jackson appeared to be on trial again Wednesday as a lawyer for Jackson's mother tried to show the physician's desperate...
Emergency injunction issued against e-Hail taxi app
Don’t push the button on your e-Hail taxi hailing app just yet. An Appellate Division panel today issued an emergency injunction halting the implementation of the program. The order will...
Report paints new Jets QB Smith as cocky, disinterested
New Jets quarterback Geno Smith is already taking hits, and he has not even put on a pair of shoulder pads for the team yet.Yahoo Sports posted a damning report...
PepsiCo pulls Mountain Dew ad after criticism
PepsiCo is once again learning the risks of celebrity partnerships after an ad for Mountain Dew was criticized for portraying racial stereotypes and making light of violence toward women. The...
Red Bulls Iron Man McCarty likely out until May 11
The last time Red Bulls midfielder Dax McCarty had a torn quad he rushed himself back too quickly, turning a two-week hiccup into an eight-week injury. He doesn’t plan on...
Times Square 'Cookie Monster' fights charges after allegedly shoving kid
He's no monster, the Times Square "Cookie Monster" is insisting. Osvaldo Quiroz-Lopez -- an alleged costumed cad accused of violently shoving a toddler whose mother wouldn't tip him -- is...
Cabby accused of ramming Bronx-bound passengers acquitted of attempted murder
A cabby accused of ramming his taxi into two would-be passengers rather than drive them from Midtown to The Bronx was acquitted today of attempting to murder them. Mohammed Azam,...
This week's calendar, May 2 to May 8
Thursday, May 2 Luncheon with David Von Spreckelsen of Toll BrothersThe Metropolitan New York Chapter of the Appraisal Institute presents a luncheon meeting with guest speaker David Von Spreckelsen, president...
Brooklyn Heights playground to be renamed after late Beastie Boy Adam Yauch
Beastie Boys fans fought for the right to rename a Brooklyn Heights playground after the group’s late founding member Adam “MCA” Yauch -- and won. City officials and members of...
Police break up international sex slave ring
Federal agents busted 13 people running an international sex slave ring that lured women from Mexico and turned them into prostitutes in New York, authorities announced today. Since 2006, dozens...
Kodak plans to emerge from bankruptcy protection by end of September
Eastman Kodak plans to emerge from bankruptcy protection by the end of September after shedding most of the businesses that turned it into an American icon. The reorganized Kodak will...
Fed signals it could increase or decrease stimulus
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday stood by its extraordinary efforts to stimulate the economy. And it signaled that it could increase or decrease the pace of bond purchases...
Cuomo administration says there's 'no timetable' on fracking decision
ALBANY — Months after the Cuomo administration promised a decision "within weeks" on whether to allow hydraulic fracturing for natural gas, it now says there's "no timetable for a decision."...
eBay monitoring listings of Boston Marathon medals
eBay says it is monitoring listings to ensure nobody uses the auction website to profit from the Boston Marathon bombings. Jonathan Resnick's medal is for sale on the site and...
Suffocated man's girlfriend's son confesses to killing
A 27-year-old Queens man walked into a police station last night and dramatically announced he had murdered his mother's boyfriend -- hours after that man's body was found buried in...
Red Bulls' Roy Miller earned his job back
Red Bulls coach Mike Petke has always believed you get what you earn. Defender Roy Miller’s silly defensive gaffes against San Jose and even sillier comments afterward earned him a...
WATCH: JCPenney releases ad apologizing to customers for recent missteps
JCPenney is sorry and it wants your business back. That's the gist of its latest ad, a public "mea culpa" which the mid-priced department-store put on its YouTube and Facebook...
After angry display, Mets' Parnell says he respects Collins' decision not to use him for save
MIAMI -- Bobby Parnell isn't holding a grudge toward his manager.A day after the Mets closer was visibly angry for not getting the call in a save situation against the...
Wounded Boston transit cop thanks those who aided him, jokes about bullet left in leg
The Boston transit cop critically wounded in the shootout with the Tsarnaev brother said today he had “almost no blood or pulse” when he was rushed to the hospital. Richard...
Officials warn about northern snakehead fish in Harlem Meer
Officials are asking visitors -- especially anglers -- to watch out for the northern snakehead fish in the Harlem Meer. The aggressive fish can destroy the ecosystem. A local fisherman...
Former Cardinals, Redskins RB Hightower to visit Giants on Thursday
In search of some veteran insurance and more depth, the Giants will host free agent running back Tim Hightower for a visit on Thursday, according to an NFL source. Hightower,...
Orthodox Jewish man gets five years for raping Brooklyn boy
An Orthodox Jewish man who pleaded guilty to raping a young Brooklyn boy in a ritual bath was sentenced to five years behind bars today, as his victim’s mom called...
Postal worker on harrowing saw attack: Ex-con wouldn't stop
A retired postal worker recounted his 2006 commute from hell to a Manhattan jury today in emotional, dramatic testimony, complete with sound effects of the whirring saws a madman used...
Subway service delays up in first three months of 2013, possibly due to lingering problems caused by Hurricane Sandy
Six months later, Hurricane Sandy is still battering the subways. Subway service delays were up 29 percent in the first three months of 2013 compared to the same period last...
Paula Broadwell breaks silence, reveals she has turned to faith after CIA sex scandal
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Paula Broadwell said she is focusing on her faith and family as she rebuilds her life after revelations of her extramarital affair with former CIA Director David...
Mayweather's ex opens up about 2010 beating incident: report
After years of silence following being battered and beaten by Floyd Mayweather Jr., the boxer’s former long-term partner, Josie Harris, has decided to break her silence. Following the airing of...
5-year-old boy accidentally shoots and kills 2-year-old sister with 'My First Rifle'
BURKESVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A 5-year-old boy accidentally shot his 2-year-old sister to death in rural southern Kentucky with a rifle he had received as a gift last year, authorities...
Nets' Johnson says he's 'out there on one leg'
If it was the regular season, Joe Johnson wouldn’t be playing through the plantar fasciitis in his left foot.“Probably not,” Johnson said after Wednesday’s practice. “Probably not. When it first...
Disgraced City Councilman Dan Halloran will not seek re-election
Disgraced City Councilman Dan Halloran announced that he will not seek -re-election today just days after the Post exposed a second seedy romance with a young female staffer. Already under...
McElroy 'looking forward' to Jets' five-man QB competition
Greg McElroy, one of the five quarterbacks on the Jets roster, said Wednesday he is ready to compete for the starting job.“It’s great to have competitions,” McElroy said. “I know...
Penguins' Crosby out for Game 1 vs. Islanders
PITTSBURGH—Sidney Crosby will not play for the Penguins when they open their first-round playoff series against the Islanders on Wednesday night here at the CONSOL Energy Center.The Penguins’ star center...
Valdespin's homer helps Mets avoid sweep against Marlins
MIAMI ---- In case of emergency, break glass and reach for Jordany Valdespin. The Mets went that route Wednesday and watched the flamboyant utilityman again deliver the kind of hit...
DreamWorks Animation buying YouTube channel AwesomenessTV for $33M
GLENDALE, Calif. — DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. is buying AwesomenessTV, a YouTube teen network, for about $33 million in cash as it looks to tap into the popularity of online...
Viewer who called in Tiger's drop violation at Masters is senior tour golfer
Tiger Woods’ Masters tattler, and the subsequent chaos that led to a two-stroke penalty, have been revealed. The person originally identified as a “television viewer,” the person who called into...
WATCH: Fans brawl in crowd at UFC event in New Jersey
Stay classy, New Jersey.A wild brawl broke out in the stands at Prudential Center in Newark for the UFC 159 event Saturday night. A video was taken by cell phone...
Urologist pleads not guilty to filming 'upskirt' videos with hidden camera pen
An award-winning Manhattan urologist pleaded not guilty today to embarrassing charges that he'd taken "upskirt" videos of ten women using a hidden pen camera. Dr. Adam Levinson -- formerly of...
George W. Bush library opens to the public
DALLAS — The George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum opened to the public Wednesday, with the 43rd president greeting 43 area schoolchildren who were its first visitors. "It was...
A truly great 'Gatsby' — DiCaprio dazzles in 'Baz' age tale
Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby'' is the first must-see film of Hollywood's summer season, if for no other reason than its jaw-dropping evocation of Roaring '20s New York - in...
Mom, boyfriend charged with assault after 3-year-old daughter found dead
The mother of the three-year-old Bronx girl that was found dead this week has been charged with assault and reckless endangerment, along with her live-in boyfriend, authorities said. Police sources...
3 more suspects connected to Boston bombing taken into custody
Real funny. Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev didn’t have a care in the world as an army of feds and cops hunted him for the marathon attacks — texting “lol” to...
One of upstate NY brothers accused of conning man out of winning lottery ticket found guilty
SYRACUSE — One of two brothers accused of conning a man out of a winning $5 million scratch-off ticket was found guilty Wednesday of possessing the stolen ticket, but the...
'Tired of waiting,' UFC's Pettis will drop down to featherweight for title shot vs. Aldo
Anthony Pettis might be your next UFC featherweight champion, and if you aren’t familiar with him yet, you certainly will be very soon.Because Pettis, who already holds a win over...
Paparazzi-for-hire biz is an eye-popping success!
Snap! Snap! It’s your paparazzi for the day. Celeb 4 A Day charges up to $3,000 for clients to basque in flashing lights and giant cameras as paparazzi take photos...
No human remains found with 9/11 plane part at Ground Zero; wing flap removed from between buildings
No human remains were found in the alley where a 9/11 plane part was found last week, officials said today. Investigators had been scouring the tiny space behind 51 Park...
Netflix just lost nearly 2,000 movies
You might need to update your Netflix queue this morning. Nearly 2,000 movies that could be streamed through the popular service were no longer available as of midnight, according to...
Rob Morrison launches profane tirade against Conn. reporter
He’s mad and broke. Raging, unemployed anchorman Rob Morrison unloaded on his local newspaper yesterday, ripping the publication for disclosing details of his on-going, domestic-violence case. But Morrison - who...
Jordan adds Campbell to Rutgers backcourt: report
Eddie Jordan was a late arrival to the Jon Severe sweepstakes and as a result watched the talented shooting guard commit to Fordham, but the new Rutgers men’s basketball coach...
Eduardo Nunez, Ike Davis and Tim Hudson
Here’s my column from last night’s Yankees game. I have written a few times about UZR, the popular defensive metric, and I have spoken with plenty of people in both...
Accused Boston bombers' uncle says family will claim body of slain suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev
PROVIDENCE, RI — Relatives of the dead suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing will claim his body now that his wife has agreed to release it, an uncle said as...
Cops searching for 2 teens in granny jewelry snatch
Two teens are wanted for snatching jewelry from elderly women in the Bronx in broad daylight—even a 93-year-old victim, police said. Police released this surveillance video yesterday that shows a...
Comcast profit rises 17 percent in first quarter
Comcast Corp., the nation's largest cable company and owner of NBCUniversal, on Wednesday said its net income rose 17 percent in the latest quarter, powered by continued strong results from...
Viacom posts drop in second-quarter net income, in part due to lower revenue from Paramount
Viacom Inc. posted an 18 percent drop in second-quarter net income due to lower revenue, especially from the filmed entertainment division that includes Paramount Pictures. But a faster-than-expected recovery in...
Time Warner's first-quarter earnings grew 24 percent in first quarter despite drop in revenue
Earnings at Time Warner Inc. grew 24 percent in the first three months of the year despite a slight drop in revenue, as the company benefited from strength in its...
T-Mobile completes MetroPCS acquisition
Shares of T-Mobile USA Inc., the new-born combination of T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS, rose briskly on Wednesday, their first day of trading. The stock was at $16.59 in morning trading,...
Keith Richards doesn't own an iPod
He's rock royalty and likes to keep it old-school: Keith Richards says he doesn't own an iPod. The Rolling Stones guitarist says he isn't a fan of the ultra-popular music...
Congressional Medal of Honor Society to honor educators killed in Newtown massacre
NEWTOWN, Conn. — The Congressional Medal of Honor Society plans to honor the six educators killed in the December massacre at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut with its...
Islanders-Penguins matchups
PITTSBURGH — This is the matchup no one wanted, the mighty Penguins, a team so deep their record shows no indications of the large swaths of time their star players...
Goldencents win would give trainer O’Neill two straight Kentucky Derbys
LOUISVILLE — For most horsemen, winning the Kentucky Derby is a once-in-a-lifetime dream. Win it twice and you’re on your way to the Hall of Fame. But twice in a...
Knicks' Carmelo confident Game 4 shooting woes won’t happen again
Carmelo Anthony believes his Game 4 shooting struggles were an isolated incident. In the Knicks’ 97-90 overtime loss to the Celtics on Sunday, Anthony’s shot was as erratic as J.R....
Yankees pinstripe plus
With four of five starters pitching effectively the past two weeks and a bullpen that is talented and deep, the Yankees proved in April that if you can pitch, there...
Yankees hold off horrible Astros
A four-game winning streak had been snapped by a loss to the Astros Monday, when the AL West’s new punching bag shelled Andy Pettitte. Last night, the Yankees turned to...
After shoring up fielding, hitting is next for Yankees' Nunez
April is in the books now, and another Yankees victory brought a most interesting grade from one of the teachers to one of the pupils. Eduardo Nunez’s single and two...
Yankees put Youkilis on DL, regret Saturday start
Kevin Youkilis helped talk his way back into the lineup Saturday, and now he and the Yankees are paying for it. The third baseman was placed on the 15-day disabled...
Mets confidental
One month into the 2013 season, the Mets are where you would have envisioned them when they left spring training. They are better than the Marlins, maybe equal to the...
After missing OT loss, Smith says Knicks must finish Celtics tonight
J.R. Smith is back tonight and ready to elbow the Celtics out of the playoffs. The Knicks lead the Celtics, 3-1, in the best-of-seven first-round series and they expect to...
Knicks should enjoy potential closeout game, but can't lose their heads
Nobody is saying the Knicks have to treat tonight’s Close-Out Game No. 2 like High Mass, a solemn occasion to which laughter is not invited. Nobody is suggesting this has...
Nets benefit from fast tempo vs. Bulls
It was easy to overlook, given how the Nets collapsed in the final minutes of regulation in Game 4 in their eventual triple-overtime loss in Chicago, but the Nets spent...
Nets' Wallace finds his confidence
The mental state of Gerald Wallace — and especially how he is feeling about his shooting stroke — has been a constant topic of discussion around the Nets in recent...
Celtics looking at tonight like a Game 7
WALTHAM, Mass. — Willis Reed is not going to limp onto the court. There will be no references to Bill Mazeroski or Mickey Lolich or Luis Gonzalez. But tonight is...
Martha's Match.com stunt can't obliterate MSLO's lousy first quarter
Judging by Martha Stewart’s recent business record, dating-site Romeos might want to think twice before hopping into bed with her. The domestic diva has lately been two-timing her retail partners,...
IAC nets a Diller of a disappointment
Barry Diller’s digital rocket ship is showing signs of falling back to Earth. IAC/InterActiveCorp shares fell as much as 5.5 percent in extended trading after the owner of Match.com, Newsweek/Daily...
Business briefs
S&P up againStocks overcame a morning slide to give the S&P 500 another record close.Yahoo! payWith a pay package valued at $36.6 million last year, Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer was...
Apple to cut support for 'obsolete' first-generation iPhone
Bye-Phone. Six years after the iPhone went on sale, Apple is putting the first-generation device out to pasture. Apple will label the original iPhone an “obsolete” product in much of...
Magic is gone after Vibe is sold to SpinMedia
This deal looks more like a blocked shot for former Los Angeles Lakers star Earvin “Magic” Johnson, who was the chairman of Vibe Media since he and Ron Burkle’s Yucaipa...
Apple’s iBonds rack up $17B
Apple’s hottest offering of late had nothing to do with a gadget. The Cupertino, Calif., tech giant raised a whopping $17 billion yesterday by shopping what some Street investors are...
Twitter opens its ad gate
Twitter is firing up its ad engine before it goes public. The company, headed by CEO Dick Costolo, announced yesterday that its self-serve advertising product, which lets businesses push promoted...
Tweet this: More hacks
Twitter warned journalists to prepare for more cyber attacks following a breach of the account of the Associated Press that triggered a stock-market decline. Members of the press should make...
Dish Network chairman Charlie Ergen a poor fit for Sprint: SoftBank CEO
Charlie Ergen has a “big mouth.” The Dish Network chairman was blasted yesterday as a wireless “amateur” whose $25.5 billion bid for Sprint would leave the company too burdened by...
Herbalife buyback is scuttled
Herbalife has suffered a blow in its bid to beat back hedge-fund honcho Bill Ackman. The controversial maker of protein shakes and supplements revealed yesterday that it was forced to...
ESB IPO set to go
A legal challenge to a plan to let the public buy shares in the Empire State Building was cast aside yesterday. Judge O. Peter Sherwood rejected arguments by a small...
Crown’s jewel: big Brooklyn deal
Crown Acquisitions has sold a housing condominium for Long Island University students at 490 Fulton St. in Brooklyn for $62,742,225. The five-story building is just a block from the campus...
Home prices rise 9.3%
Home prices rose 9.3 percent in February compared with a year ago, the most in nearly seven years, according to the Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller 20-city home-price index. The gains were...
Martha, you’ve got male
Men are mad about Martha! Martha Stewart’s Match.com inbox was flooded with date requests yesterday after the domestic diva announced that she was joining the popular Web site to find...
Jumbo-jet death crash kills 7 Americans in Afghanistan
The horrifying, fiery last moments of an American cargo jet that crashed on takeoff in Afghanistan were caught on a dramatic video that surfaced yesterday. The Boeing 747 is seen...
Saudis’ Boston warning
Saudi Arabian officials gave the United States a written warning about Boston bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev months before the attack, a new report says. Officials in the oil-rich kingdom sent a...
Yule-fire mom: Town cashed in on tragedy
The heartsick Manhattan ad exec whose parents and three young daughters were killed in a Christmas 2011 blaze says Connecticut building officials ghoulishly rushed to tear down the charred house...
Shel backs early vote
ALBANY — New York could join the growing list of states that allow early voting under a bill proposed yesterday by Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.Silver yesterday said that state turnout...
Body found in back yard
Cops yesterday discovered a body in a freshly dug grave in a Queens back yard, and are investigating whether it belongs to the missing 60-year-old retiree who lives there. Former...
ID gangs net $1.5M
Bank customers nationwide were bilked out of $1.5 million by three local ID-theft rings, the Bronx DA’s Office said yesterday. Seventeen people were arrested yesterday and charged with ripping off...
FDA sets minimum age of 15 for morning-after pill
WASHINGTON — The federal government yesterday said it will allow the morning-after pill to be sold over the counter — but only to those 15 and older. The Food and...
‘Bar juror cops’
Defense attorneys in the punishment-phase retrial of convicted double cop-killer Ronell Wilson told a federal judge yesterday they want to bar police officers from serving on the jury that could...
Obama bristles at suggestion he’s out of steam
WASHINGTON — President Obama sounded like a kid ready to grab his marbles and call it quits yesterday when he was asked about his failure to get the Senate to...
He’ll eat from the can, now
There’ll be no lobster and filet mignon where this guy’s going. A career thief with gourmet tastes was sentenced to 18 months in prison yesterday for twice stealing cases of...
3.25% rent hikes due
Hundreds of thousands of tenants whose leases expire after September are going to be hit with a rent hike of at least 3.25 percent — and probably more. In an...
Carpenters boss tossed
City carpenters-union boss Michael Bilello has been booted from his post by a federal monitor who found he had violated several rules — including letting a suspended union member work...
A new ‘leash’ on life
A pit bull named Brooklyn, who has been on death row, won his freedom yesterday after the city agreed to let him live outside its jurisdiction. “He’s a gentle giant,”...
NJ teen bomb charge
A teen was charged with possessing explosives yesterday after police foundseveral bombs at his Edison, NJ, home.Cops raided the teen’s residence on Sunday after they were tipped off by a...
Major Dad a ‘devil’
An Army major and his wife ran a house of horrors for their foster children, allegedly breaking their bones and depriving them of food and water as a strict form...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan *** A crook is wanted in the armed robbery of a Tex-Mex fast-food restaurant in Midtown, police said. According to cops, the robber pointed a gun at two workers...
MJ looked like death
On the day he died, Michael Jackson was already so emaciated that he looked like a terminally ill hospice patient, a paramedic testified yesterday in a multimillion-dollar lawsuit over the...
Victim stayed for breakfast with ‘rapist’
A Columbia University dental student told cops she was drugged and raped at the Ritz-Carlton hotel by a man she met online — even though the two had breakfast together...
‘Cats’ $cratch against Lhota
The gloves came off at a GOP mayoral forum yesterday when John Catsimatidis suggested Joe Lhota might hike taxes because he was at the helm of the MTA when it...
Meet the other Rudy Giuliani
Another Rudy Giuliani could be coming to City Hall.The former mayor’s second cousin, who shares his name, plans to run for the City Council seat held by embattled Queens Republican...
Alec kid no pig: It ain’t me, babe!
“i don’t want to forever be known as ‘that rude thoughtless little pig.’ ” Alec Baldwin’s leggy model daughter ripped her critics in a blog post that covered everything from...
Woman in holy war over makeup
An Orthodox Jewish woman is suing makeup giant Lancome, claiming that its “24-hour” foundation doesn’t really last that long — and so doesn’t stay on long enough to get her...
Prison for swindler socialite
INDIANAPOLIS — A Manhattan socialite who pleaded guilty last year to a federal charge that she duped corporations out of millions of dollars was sentenced yesterday to 19 months in...
School-bomb scare
A 16-year-old girl set off a panic at her Brooklyn high school yesterday when she told a security officer she knew the Boston bombers — then dropped her backpack and...
Freed ‘wrong man’ in 22-year time fog
David Ranta spent 22 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit — and now the Brooklyn dad is struggling to adapt to the fast-paced world of 2013. “I...
‘Garden’-variety: Queens school goes all-vegetarian, in a first
Say so long to sloppy Joes and chicken fingers! A Queens elementary school has become the first traditional public school in the country to serve all vegetarian all the time,...
Zapped Con Ed execs return bonuses
ALBANY — Under continued pressure from Gov. Cuomo, three more top execs at Con Edison agreed to relinquish hefty bonuses as the state launched a probe into the payouts. The...
Liu was in the ‘know’
City Comptroller John Liu had to know that crooked cash was being funneled into his mayoral campaign through the illegal use of “straw donors,” a prosecutor insisted yesterday. Manhattan US...
Loser’s banana $plat
Henry Gribbohm lost his life savings on a carnival game — and all he has to show for it is this dreadlocked stuffed banana. The 30-year-old father from Epsom, NH,...
Mom, 84, dies in Bronx fire
A Bronx fire killed an elderly woman and seriously injured her disabled son yesterday despite a valiant rescue attempt by quick-thinking neighbors. Paula Aglira, 84, died after the 8 a.m....
Puppy death horror
A heartless coward threw his girlfriend’s dachshund puppy to its death out of their sixth-story window after an argument in their West 129th Street apartment, officials said yesterday. “I don’t...
Mike blisters stop-frisk foes
Mayor Bloomberg yesterday cited the senseless murder of an innocent Bronx teen in launching his fiercest attack yet on the Democrats seeking to succeed him who refuse to admit that...
‘God forbid terrorists succeed’ if IG hampers cops: mayor
Appointing an inspector general over the NYPD could undermine the city’s fight against terrorism, Mayor Bloomberg warned yesterday in his strongest push-back yet against legislation that would monitor cops.“If this...
Breathing fire at the hypocrites
Take that, Christine Quinn! Take that, New York Times! And thank you, Bloomy. In the most powerful and passionate speech of his three terms, Mayor Bloomberg yesterday laid bare the...
Bush’s true legacy: A GOP in denial
George W. Bush, who united almost all Republicans during most of his time in national politics, now divides them. Most Republicans view his presidency favorably, and cheer his recent rise...
Dubious call to chill
Yesterday, President Obama turned into Chip Diller. Who is Chip Diller? He is the college boy who keeps screaming, “Remain calm! All is well!,” as the town of Faber collapses...
The unhelpful Eric Holder
Does President Obama want an immigration bill that he can sign into law? We ask because his intentions are not clear. Yesterday, he declared that he was open to an...
Con Ed’s ‘shocking’ bonuses
Con Ed’s attempt to reward its top execs with fat bonuses before the region has fully recovered from Hurricane Sandy couldn’t have been more bone-headed. Not least because it gave...
Après Mike, le déluge
New Yorkers had best take note of Mayor Bloomberg’s strong words yesterday — because they hint at the challenges that await after he leaves office. Bloomberg excoriated critics of the...
Abortion after 24 weeks: Can America justify it?
The Issue: Whether late-term abortions should force Americans to examine abortion laws nationwide. *** Thank you for publishing Kyle Smith’s “The Truth About Late-Term Abortion,” (PostScript, April 28). It is...
An advocate & a hypocrite
To her chagrin, Leonie Haimson was outed last month as a fake public-school parent by the Web site Gotham Schools. Cornered, she confirmed that she’d enrolled her youngest school-aged child...
Killed by the law, and no one protests
Early this year, a schizophrenic, transgender, African-American woman named Kayla Moore died under mysterious circumstances after cops responded to a disturbance at her Berkley, Calif., home. Soon afterward, an angry...
Dance to your own beat with quiet clubbing
It’s nearly midnight on a Saturday, and more than a hundred people are crammed into the lower-level dance floor at Midtown’s Croton Reservoir Tavern. A linebacker of a bro fist...
Meet Pippin’s pooch
He’s probably Broadway’s best-kept secret. At least, you won’t find his name in Playbill. But when Porridge takes the stage in the new, Tony-nominated revival of “Pippin,” the audience bursts...
Alzheimer’s makes a somber background for tepid new musical ‘The Memory Show’
The Transport Group has had great success matching shows with unusual settings — placing the basketball musical “Lysistrata Jones” in an actual gym, letting the gay-male bitch-a-thon “The Boys in...
Why the Tonys snubbed Bette Midler
Last week in this column, I wondered whether Bette Midler would win a Tony for her delicious comic turn as Hollywood superagent Sue Mengers. But as one of my readers...
Islanders great Gillies excited old team is back in the playoffs
Clark Gillies knows a thing our two about playoff hockey on Long Island. The Hall of Famer won four straight Stanley Cups as part of the Islanders dynasty in the...
Overbay gets another big hit for Yankees
Lyle Overbay isn’t Mark Teixeira, but he has been more than enough for the Yankees Overbay, who has been doing a fine job filling in for the slugging first baseman...
Brave review: NBA applauds Collins’ courage
A day after Jason Collins came out as gay, former teammates Jason Kidd and Kenyon Martin said his decision will make the world a better place. Knicks star Carmelo Anthony...
Sports Shorts
MLB: Strasburg may miss next start Stephen Strasburg may have irritated a nerve in his right arm using an electrical stimulation machine. Manager Davey Johnson said the Nationals do not...
Grizzlies stun Clippers at home
Zach Randolph scored 10 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter and the s Grizzlies capitalized on Blake Griffin’s ankle injury to beat the Clippers 103-93 last night in...
Blackhawks Hawks top Wild in OT
Bryan Bickell scored in overtime on a two-on-one rush, and the Blackhawks started the playoffs on a winning note after dominating the regular season, beating the Wild 2-1 last night...
Belmont Park Analysis
Post Time: 1:05 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 6f(T); $72,000; alw; 3upWHARTON cuts back to sprint for return to grass for top turf barn after finishing second...
Preakness security tightened
BALTIMORE — Backpacks and duffel bags will be prohibited at the Preakness this year, part of a new security policy at Pimlico Race Course influenced by the bombings at the...
Tomorrow’s Belmont Park Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6 1/2f; $48,000; mdn cl($65,000); 3YO PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Concorde'sPec(L),120E Castro2-4-3Ryerson6-12 TangibleAssts(M),120D Cohenx-x-xC Martin8-13 CatholicCowby(L),120L Saez6-x-xZito4-14 Brass Set(M),120J Lezcanox-x-xKennelly6-15 Chambers Bay(L),115K Coa5-6-6Hennig20-16 TwoCommaGuy(L),120JCastellan3-x-xTrombett2-17...
Churchill Downs Charts
April 30th, 2013 Clear And Fast. Turf Firm.©2013 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-6 1/2f; $18,200; cl($7,500); 4up; (f&m)Off: 12:45. Good. bid 4 w, cleared, heldTime: 23.04, 46.45, 1:11.48, 1:18.28.Trainer: Shane MeyersWinner:...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYMay 1THUMay 2FRIMay 3SATMay 4SUNMay 5MONMay 6TUEMay 7YankeesHouston7:05YES NetworkWCBS 880 AMNO GAMEOak.7:05YESWCBSOak.1:05YESWCBSOak.1:05YESWCBSNOGAMECol.8:40YESWCBSMetsMiami12:40SportsNet NYWFAN 660 AM/101.9 FMNO GAMEAtl.7:30SNYWFANAtl.7:10SNYWFANAtl.1:35SNY/TBSWFANNOGAMEChi. Sox7:10SNYWFANKnicksBoston7:00MSG/TNTESPN 98.7 FMNO GAME* Bos.TBA MSG/ ESPNESPNNOGAME* Bos.TBATBDESPNNOGAMENOGAMENetsNOGAMEChi.8:00YES/TNTWFANNOGAME* Chi.TBAYES/TNTTBDNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMERangersNOGAMEWash.7:30MSGESPNNO GAMEWash.12:30NBCESPNNO GAMEWash.7:30MSGESPNNOGAMEIslandersPittsburgh7:30MSG PlusWRHU 88.7...
The Post Line
NBA PlayoffsTonightFavoriteLineUnderdogKNICKS8CelticsPACERS7HawksTHUNDER8 1/2RocketsTomorrowBULLS2NetsNHL PlayoffsTonightFavoriteLineUnderdogPENGUINS$200-240IslandersBRUINS$165-185Maple LeafsCANUCKS$120-140SharksTomorrowCAPITALS$110-130RangersCANADIENS$135-155SenatorsOdds to Win SeriesPenguins$340-420IslandersRangers-105-115CapitalsBruins$180-220Maple LeafsCanucks$105-125SharksCanadiens$135-155Senators Home team in CAPS
Today's Sports on the Air
Baseball12:30 p.m.Mets at Marlins SNY, WFAN 660 AM/101.9 FM7 p.m.Astros at Yankees YES, WCBS 880 AM7 p.m.Nationals at Braves ESPNNBA Playoffs, First Round7 p.m.Celtics at Knicks, Game 5 MSG, TNT,...
It’s a Card game for Hondo
Hondo, having lost with the White Sox, appeared ready to endure another double-flusher last night when the Giants’ Kung Fu Panda pounced on the Snakes in the ninth to leave...
Derby entrants may reach 22
LOUISVILLE — They’re coming out of the woodwork to run for the roses! Less than 24 hours after it appeared only 19 horses would be entered today for Saturday’s Kentucky...
Trainer: Itsmyluckyday set for big ‘day’ at Kentucky Derby
LOUISVILLE — While standouts like Verrazano, Orb and Goldencents bask in the media spotlight leading up to Saturday’s 139th Kentucky Derby, other solid contenders are coasting through Derby week incognito....
Capitals' Alzner: We can 'blow games open' this year
The foe is familiar; the faces, too. The Capitals have met the Rangers in the playoffs three times in the past four years, most recently with the Blueshirts surviving in...
Penguins star Crosby game-time decision vs. Islanders
PITTSBURGH — To play Sid or to not play Sid, that is the question. Penguins star Sidney Crosby will be a game-time decision for the Penguins tonight when they open...
Rangers’ injuries mean more playing time for Kreider
Coach John Tortorella has cited the moves preceding the trade deadline in which the Rangers rebuilt the middle of the lineup by adding Mats Zuccarello, Ryane Clowe and Derick Brassard...
Rangers' Stepan primed for playoff breakthrough
It ended a year ago for Derek Stepan with 13:28 of ice time in the Rangers’ elimination Game 6 against the Devils, his least amount of ice time in the...
Nets’ goal: Get it back to Barclays
Barring another wild overtime period or three, the Nets are 48 minutes away from returning home to Brooklyn — not for an offseason of golf, fishing and relaxation, but for...
Knicks' Kidd cops another Sportsmanship Award
Jason Kidd won his second straight NBA Sportsmanship Award yesterday, becoming the first back-to-back winner. Kidd, who won his first Joe Dumars Trophy last season with the Mavericks, received 91...
Jets QB Smith fires agents, denies it was over draft fall
Is the Jets’ potential new starting quarterback already playing the role of diva? NFL executives are wondering about that after Geno Smith followed his embarrassing draft-day fall by firing his...
Idzik won’t say Sanchez will be with Jets after June 1
John Idzik isn’t even guaranteeing Mark Sanchez a roster spot this summer, much less the Jets’ starting job this fall. In fact, the Jets don’t even have a starting quarterback...
Tebow gets an offer of Beef
If Tim Tebow wants it, the Omaha Beef indoor football team has a job waiting for him. A day after Tebow was released by the Jets, the Beef yesterday called...
Giants hope 2nd-rounder Hankins can be a ‘big’ factor
Everyone wants the new guy to look the part on the first day of a new job, but when Johnathan Hankins arrives on May 10 for the Giants rookie mini-camp,...
Yankees' Granderson close to extended spring games
Curtis Granderson was forced to hit inside in Tampa Tuesday because of a rainstorm. With the way the Yankees’ injury luck has been, he’s fortunate he still didn’t get struck...
Mets prospect Wheeler dazzles after finding windup hitch
RENO, Nev. — Playing at Triple-A Las Vegas, top Mets prospect Zack Wheeler is just one level away from the big leagues. But the right-hander’s early-season results suggested he was...
Mets' Hefner throws gem, ends up with loss
MIAMI — Jeremy Hefner had a career performance evaporate before his eyes. The right-hander lost his shutout in the ninth inning Tuesday night and then the game, when Brandon Lyon...
Collins 'pissed off' after Mets blow another one to horrendous Marlins
MIAMI — The Mets are officially mad, but that hardly guarantees they will get even. Start with manager Terry Collins’ pronouncement that he was “pissed off” last night after the...
Talk show guests
WEDNESDAYMARTHA STEWART, LINDY BOONE MICHAELIS, PAT BOONE - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4AMANDA KNOX, CYNTHIA MCFADDEN - Good Morning America, 7 a.m., Ch. 7JIM PARSONS, ANN MARIE ROONEY - LIVE!...
‘Downton Abbey’ outfits to be sold
If you could, would you wear one of those exquisite chiffon dresses worn by Lady Mary Crawley? If you have entertained fantasies, you will soon have your chance. The “Downton...
Chris Hardwick to host show after 'Colbert'
After a long search, Comedy Central has finally come up with a new nightly, half-hour to follow Jon Stewart’s “The Daily Show” and “The Colbert Report.” Chris Hardwick, a stand-up...
HBO developing Sinatra miniseries
HBO is developing an ambitious, four-hour miniseries on the life and music of Frank Sinatra, officials said yesterday. The series, a documentary, will air over four nights, sometime next year,...
Giving bad marriage a good name
When “The Americans,” the 1980s Cold-War spy drama on FX concludes its first season tonight, you may be as confused about who’s zooming who as you were after watching the...
Chowing down at Stella 34, inside Macy’s Herald Square
Except for Koreatown and Keens, the West 30s are a restaurant wasteland. Italian’s scarce, and when you stumble on the odd grim trattoria left over from the old Garment District,...
Weird but true
This firearms teacher probably needs a safety refresher course. Fred Petersen, of Stockton, Minn., wounded himself in the finger when his wife asked if he could pull the trigger while...
She got Keri Russell in fighting shape for 'The Americans'
One of the tastiest audience lures in “The Americans” during its debut season has been watching Elizabeth Jennings, the 1980s-era suburban Russian spy played by Keri Russell, convincingly pulverize her...
Boston bombing suspect's widow wants body released
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The widow of one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects will ask the Massachusetts medical examiner to release his body to his family, her attorney said Tuesday....